Guardiola’s Pep Talk: City’s Success and Chelsea’s Challenges

Pep Guardiola was asked in the press conference prior to Sunday’s duel if Chelsea were an example to avoid. The Catalan nodded and took the opportunity to emphasize the complexity of the successes achieved by his team. You have to celebrate every victory because you never know when you will stop winning, the citizen coach said. The Londoners prevented the Mancunians from winning the Champions League when they reached the final of the competition for the first time in 2021. Havertz scored the only goal of that duel in Porto in which Tuchel won his first title at Stamford Bridge. In just 20 months at the club he won the Champions League, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. And then, Chelsea stopped winning. Graham Potter arrived with the label of the main promise of the English benches, but the project was great for him. Bruno Saltor and even Frank Lampard, whom Tuchel replaced at the time, passed as interims. More was expected from the blues when the hiring of Pochettino was announced in the summer, but Chelsea have not righted the course. On Sunday they will go into the twelfth matchday of the Premier League as tenth placed, too far from the fight for the title and eleven or nine points (depending on Liverpool’s result in the match they will play before against Brentford) from the places they give access to the next Champions League. While some are aimless, others are heading in the right direction. City will continue to be the leader of the Premier League even if they lose at Stamford Bridge, which means that the duel is presented as the opportunity to occupy first place alone and begin to gain a certain advantage over the rest of their pursuers. The light blue ones are the example to follow. Renewing its squad year after year without pointing out any casualties and welcoming players who help the club continue climbing the ranks. Only in this way can it be understood that no one at the Etihad Stadium holds their heads when offers are accepted for iconic players of yesteryear like Raheem Sterling or young gems like Cole Palmer or Roméo Lavia. All of them have darkened the tone of their shirt, going from light blue to navy blue.Follow the Diario AS channel on WhatsApp, where you will find all the sports keys of the day. Leaders Possession Recoveries
2023-11-12 04:27:54
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